Tomato importers urge gov’t to boost local production amid Burkina Faso ban

The Chairman of the Tomato Importers Association, Eric Osei Tuffour, has called on the government to urgently support local tomato production following Burkina Faso’s decision to suspend all fresh tomato exports across its territory.


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